CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEK. EMILY: WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE CORONAVIRUS IMPACT IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI. AS OF WEDNESDAY, 10,000 -- MORE THAN 10,000 TOTAL CASES. AN AVERAGE OF 4.1% OF TESTS ARE COMING BACK POSITIVE IT KANSAS. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ONCE THAT TEST -- ONCE THAT TO BE AT 10% OR BELOW. IN MISSOURI, MORE THAN 14,000 TOTAL CASES, AT 799 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. AN AVERAGE OF 6.3% OF TESTS HAVE COME BACK POSITIVE. WYANDOTTE COUNTY KANSAS LEADERS SAY THEY WILL BE MOVING INTO PHASE THREE OF GOVERNOR LAURA KELLY’S REOPENING GUIDE. GATHERINGS OF 45 OR FEWER PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED. ALL BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN AS WELL AS ACTIVITY CENTERS AND EVENT SPACES. SWIMMING POOLS WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED TO REOPEN. THE GOVER

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The coronavirus outbreak first started in Wuhan, China and has since spread across the globe, impacting Italy, Canada and the United States. The first case of COVID-19 in the United States was reported on January 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The number of cases in the United States began to spike late February and could continue to impact the country throughout the spring and summer.

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Here is a breakdown of the number of cases in Missouri and Kansas. The data is from state health departments and will be updated when we learn of new information.